- 1. What is Kurt Vonnegut's most famous novel?
A) Slaughterhouse-Five
B) Breakfast of Champions
C) Player Piano
D) Cat's Cradle
- 2. Which war influenced much of Vonnegut's writing?
A) Gulf War
B) World War II
C) Vietnam War
D) Korean War
- 3. In which city was Kurt Vonnegut born?
A) New York City
B) Chicago
C) Los Angeles
D) Indianapolis
- 4. What is the name of Vonnegut's famous alter ego character?
A) Kilgore Trout
B) Rabbit Angstrom
C) Billy Pilgrim
D) Holden Caulfield
- 5. What 1961 novel by Vonnegut was based on his experience as a POW in World War II?
A) Player Piano
B) Mother Night
C) Slaughterhouse-Five
D) God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
- 6. Which character in 'Cat's Cradle' creates a doomsday device called 'Ice-Nine'?
A) Felix Hoenikker
B) Billy Pilgrim
C) Kurt Vonnegut
D) Kilgore Trout
- 7. What kind of literature is Kurt Vonnegut known for writing?
A) Satire
B) Romance
C) Fantasy
D) Mystery
- 8. In 'Player Piano', what role does the main character, Dr. Paul Proteus, hold?
A) Politician
B) Writer
C) Musician
D) Engineer
- 9. What is the name of the alien race in Vonnegut's novel 'Breakfast of Champions'?
A) Tralfamadorians
B) Martians
C) Eloi
D) Vogons
- 10. What is the title of Vonnegut's book that discusses his struggles with depression and suicide of his relatives?
A) Timequake
B) A Man Without a Country
C) Slapstick, or Lonesome No More!
D) Bluebeard
- 11. Which science fiction element prominently features in Vonnegut's novel 'Cat's Cradle'?
A) Time Travel
B) Teleportation
C) Aliens
D) Ice-Nine
- 12. In 'Breakfast of Champions', what does the character Kilgore Trout write?
A) Historical biographies
B) Science fiction
C) Cookbooks
D) Romance novels
- 13. What year was Kurt Vonnegut's first novel, 'Player Piano' published?
A) 1937
B) 1984
C) 1969
D) 1952
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